598
6.
les
педа
ards
the
rumoured.
existen el
when
of pla que
the first repo
al' Macao,
this reached
ort of
Iter Majesty's Vice
J caused
Consul at that port to be at on ce
communicated with, and, in his
reply,
which was based on
proceeding to Macao, and requested
him to make careful enquiries ~
regarding
the nature of the sickness
to be prevalent.
that was reported
His report, was re-assuri
best
g
pointed to the fact that there had
cases bearing
the latest
been
a
official intelligence from the Local
Authorities, he denied the truth of
the rumour. Notwithstanding this,
there appeared to
suspicion
as
be
a pesem
few
blance to plague in the Portugese
Colony, although it was not possible
to ascertain that they evere actually
cares of pla десе.
grown
do for
Y
In view of that Report I deemed
sever al sudden deaths
had been reported there, and attri-
buted to influenza. I therefore
availed
myself of the services of
Medical practitioner who was
a
proceeding to
it
an
advis-able to be prepared to meet
emergency, and I accordingly
appointed a Confidential Committe
(in order to avoid creating
a
panie)
composed of
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